Who Needs ACORN?

Illustration by Rob Donnelly.

Illustration by Rob Donnelly.

Every once in a while, a dog or a dead person gets asked to participate in the democratic process. It always happens the same way: A piece of mail arrives at an address where a pet resides, or where a person once did, with a personalized salutation and information on how to register to vote?and occasionally with an already-completed form ready to be signed and returned to local authorities. Sometimes a dead dog gets asked to register, and this really raises hackles. ?I think it's tampering with our voting system,? a Seattle woman named Brenda Charlston told the Associated Press after her black Labrador Rosie?dead since 1998?received a completed registration form in her name at Charlston?s address this summer. ?They?re fishing for votes: That's how I view it.?

While fishing for dead dogs is typically depicted as one of the cruder approaches in the vote-fraud playbook, it actually reflects perhaps the most analytically sophisticated method for adding sympathetic new voters to a campaign?s rolls. Registration has traditionally been an area of focus for Democratic campaigns: The party?s strongest constituencies, minorities and young voters, are often the most underrepresented at the polls, and federal law treats nonpartisan registration drives as a tax-free expense. Unregistered voters also tend to be clustered geographically in dense areas, like big-city neighborhoods and college towns, where just standing on a busy street corner gives a campaign easy access to unregistered voters who could be pushed to complete a registration form on the spot.

No group mastered the practice of so-called site registration like ACORN, the community-organizing behemoth that was forced out of business in 2010 by the combined efforts of Andrew Breitbart and Glenn Beck to expose its methods and shame its leadership. Indeed, many Democrats had long found their ally?s techniques to be boorish, and occasionally counterproductive. By offering a bounty for each registration collected, ACORN encouraged paid canvassers to submit incomplete, duplicate, and fraudulent forms to election registrars, who often became so overwhelmed that their ability to process legitimate forms was hampered. Few Democrats want to be caught publicly mourning the controversial group?s disappearance. Yet privately many of them note that in this election year, ACORN?s scope and scale have proven irreplaceable, despite efforts to focus the attention of the liberal donor elite on the need to keep signing up new voters.

?It?s a void,? says Tom Lindenfeld, a Democratic field tactician who has specialized in voter-registration drives. ?There was an enormous voter-registration surge that was encouraged by the energy of the 2008 campaign. Now the number of outside groups that are helping in that way is far fewer.?

The burden has fallen to the Obama campaign itself, which is intent on changing the electorate in its favor through registration and mobilization. But the reality about the Obama campaign?s registration drives is that they are not necessarily that good at registering new voters for Obama?and they are not even designed to be. It is another organization that appears most able to pick up ACORN?s slack, and fully exploit a civic task for the left?s electoral gain?even if it means inadvertently trying to sign up the occasional dead Labrador.

On Saturday, June 23, a handful of volunteers arrived in parking lot K of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. The annual Vietnamese Heritage Festival, a celebration of food and folkloric entertainment known as VietFest, reflects the growing Asian character of the Northern Virginia suburbs, which have swung Democratic in recent years and helped Obama to become the first of his party?s presidential nominees to win the state since 1964. This year?s VietFest was expected to draw over 10,000 attendees. Many of them were anticipated to be either new citizens or recent arrivals to Virginia from elsewhere in the country, so Obama?s local field organizers designated it as a site for a ?Day of Action? registering voters.

The presence the Obama volunteers established under a VietFest tent?a fold-out table topped with clipboards bearing government forms?amounts to a familiar tableau. Those wielding the clipboards often appeal to high ideals of citizenship and welcome anybody who wants to take a form: the more voters, their words and posture usually declare, the better. Setting up a table at a community gathering designed to rally residents likely to be underrepresented on the electoral rolls is unquestionably good civics. It is not, however, always good politics.

Registration is a game of margins. Since states typically require those conducting registration drives to return every completed form they collect, there is no ability for a campaign?which has an interest in signing up only those voters who are likely to vote for its candidate?to sort through afterward and pick out the voters who are demographically favorable, or even those who register with the candidate?s own party. Instead, campaigns have tried to increase the likelihood of enrolling sympathetic new voters by administering registration drives in sites with a defined partisan edge. This was the casual math supporting ACORN?s logic in dispatching its canvassers to overwhelmingly Democratic neighborhoods. In a precinct that gave 75 percent of its votes to John Kerry, three out of four new registrants were likely to be Obama supporters. ACORN targeted the locations in that precinct that offered the heaviest foot traffic; with enough volume, the margin in registration rates between the two parties could turn into a significant advantage in total voters.

Much of the Obama campaign?s registration activity sticks to the same sensibility. Local field organizers send volunteers to places where, just by using cultural and demographic shorthand, they?re likely to find favorable margins for the Democrats: a Columbus, Ohio gay-pride festival and the Taos, N.M. farmer?s market; Juneteenth celebrations and African-American barbershops and beauty salons nationwide.

But VietFest doesn?t offer that advantage. According to a 2008 exit poll conducted by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, 44 percent of Vietnamese-Americans nationwide registered as Republicans; only 24 percent did so as Democrats. That registration pattern seemed to track with a ballot preference: The Vietnamese were the only Asian ethnic subgroup that voted Republican in 2008, according to the exit poll, going two-to-one for McCain.

In other words, if you had randomly handed a Vietnamese-American a form before 2008, the odds were one-in-four that she would register as a Democrat and one-in-three that she would have cast a ballot for Obama. Even if Virginia?s Vietnamese are twice as likely to be Democrats as the national average?the population is clustered in traditionally conservative areas, like Texas, Louisiana, and California?s Orange County?that still means that an Obama volunteer who registers a VietFest attendee has less than a 50 percent chance of putting a Democrat on the rolls.

Page Gardner hates those odds. She disdains the way that campaigns that aspire to rigor in testing their television ads or routing the candidate will mindlessly send volunteers to a place where they are likely to help register their opponents? supporters. Gardner is also the person perhaps most responsible for trying to enroll dead dogs. This is not a coincidence.

Gardner?s Voter Participation Center has pioneered the effort to make registration more scientific, using the analytical advances that have transformed campaigns over the last decade to calibrate the odds of putting friendly voters on the rolls. The group was formed in the wake of the 2000 election as Women?s Voices Women?s Vote, to close what pollsters characterized as the ?marriage gap? that had opened up between the two parties. Unmarried women had become one of the most loyal Democratic constituencies, Gardner noted, but also one of the most underrepresented at the polls. She went out and raised some money to launch a registration drive focused on unmarried women.

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LA restaurant offers discount to phone-free diners

(AP) ? A Los Angeles restaurant is offering a deal to customers who agree to look at their fellow diners instead of their phone screens.

Eva Restaurant is giving a 5 percent discount to customers who will leave their cellphones with staff when they are seated.

Owner Mark Gold told KPCC radio (http://bit.ly/Pn6Jx1 ) on Tuesday that the policy isn't about other diners who might be annoyed by cellphone chatter or the glow of smartphone screens, but an attempt to create an environment where diners connect to each other instead of to technology.

Servers make the offer to diners when they introduce themselves.

Gold says nearly half take advantage of the discount, and many express gratitude at the opportunity to let go of their devices for a while.

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The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday August 16, 2012

The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com

Compiled by ABC News' Carrie Halperin, Jayce Henderson Amanda VanAllen and Will Cantine

PRESIDENT OBAMA

The Boston Globe's Brian Mooney: " President Obama's costly grass-roots investment not paying off in new voter registrations" President Obama's costly grass-roots investment is not paying off in new voter registrations. His reelection campaign has invested early and heavily in building infrastructure to reach his supporters and get them to the polls on Nov. 6, but in 10 key states which could decide the election, voter registration trends show scant evidence that the effort is bringing in new voters. LINK

USA Today's David Jackson: " Obama: I Have Strengthened Medicare" President Obama fought back against Republican criticism over Medicare Wednesday, saying he has improved the program by eliminating wasteful spending. LINK

PAUL RYAN / MITT ROMNEY

ABC News's Amy Walter: " Romney-Ryan Ticket Elicits Mixed Emotions From Wisconsin Swing Voters" So how is the new Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan ticket playing in Ryan's home state of Wisconsin? Among a group of swing voters - twelve white, suburban women from the Milwaukee area - the feelings are mixed. LINK

Bloomberg's Lisa Lerer: " Ryan Learning Romney Ropes As Staff Studies Him Via Video" On the third day of his vice presidential campaign, U.S. Representative Paul Ryan met his staff. Fresh from a workout at a hotel gym in Iowa, Ryan stared into a video-conference monitor in exercise shorts and a University of Wisconsin baseball cap pulled down low. In Boston, a team of lawyers trooped into an office at campaign headquarters to greet their new boss - from 1,300 miles away. LINK

RYAN/BIDEN

ABC News' Sunlen Miller: " McCain Says Obama Would Be 'Wise' To Replace Joe Biden With Hillary Clinton On The Ticket" Although he predicted it would not happen, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said today it would be "wise" for President Obama to take Vice President Joe Biden off the Democratic presidential ticket and replace him with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Carol E. Lee and Danny Yadron: " Biden's Remarks Draw New Scrutiny" Pointed assertions from Vice President Joe Biden this week have reignited discussion of whether he distracts from his party's message or reinforces it, a question that has arisen periodically since President Barack Obama chose him as his running mate four years ago. LINK

The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: " Choice of Paul Ryan Shifts the Focus From Economy to Ideology" Four years ago, John Brooks cast his ballot for Barack Obama, becoming one of the voters won over by his promise for changing Washington. This time, he had been undecided, but he said Mitt Romney made his decision easier by placing Representative Paul D. Ryan on the Republican ticket. LINK

The Washington Post's Peter Wallsten and David Nakamura: " Ryan pick presents new challenges for Biden" From the moment he joined Barack Obama's 2008 ticket as the No. 2 candidate, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has relished the dual roles of elder statesman and resident lunch-bucket American, the experienced Washington hand who has helped guide the young and cerebral Ivy Leaguers trying to run the country. Now, the selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) as the Republican vice presidential candidate presents a new set of challenges. LINK

Politico's Juana Summers: " Paul Ryan uses the 'M' word" For the first time since he was minted as his party's vice presidential nominee, Paul Ryan used the "M" word in his stump speech as he campaigned Wednesday night on the campus of his alma mater. That is, he talked about Medicare, the federal health program for senior citizens that he has proposed - in the future - to turn into a voucher program for some people. LINK

USA Today's Kevin McCoy: " Ryan Corrected Hill Reports During VP Search" While being vetted by Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP vice presidential hopeful Rep. Paul Ryan amended two years of his financial disclosure statements to add an income-producing trust worth between $1 million and $5 million that he had previously neglected to report. LINK

THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE HEATS UP

ABC News' Mary Bruce and Jon Garcia: " Caterer At Obama Iowa Event Wears Pro-Romney Shirt" Ross Murty, the co-owner of the Village Corner Deli in Davenport, is a proud small-business owner who isn't afraid to speak his mind. Serving up pulled pork, beans and cheesy potatoes for the press at the president's campaign event Wednesday evening, Murty wore a T-shirt that said, "Government Didn't Build my Business, I Did." LINK

The Washington Times' Guy Taylor: " Obama vs. Romney on Syria policy" If killing Osama bin Laden, untangling U.S. forces from Iraq and fighting a bare-knuckle drone war against al Qaeda are the Obama administration's foreign policy triumphs, its biggest stumble may be its failure to produce an international solution to what has become an all-out civil war in Syria. LINK

USA Today's David Jackson: " Obama-Romney Race Descends To 'Hate' And 'Unhinged'" Presidential campaigns have never been for the faint of heart - but this one may be headed to the negative hall of fame by throwing around words such as "hate" and "unhinged." LINK

ABC NEWS VIDEOS

"Romney Says Obama Is "Intellectually Exhausted" And "Out Of Ideas" LINK "Michelle Obama Joins Her Husband On The Trail In Iowa" LINK

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Internet Business Scams To Stay Away From | FIAD Services | GET ...

A good number of people still fall for online scams despite the constant efforts of putting legitimate information about real online business opportunities out there. Who would pass up the opportunity to earn money without having to leave the comforts of their home? I wouldn?t!

While there are really legitimate online companies offering real money, there are also those that take advantage of our desire to work at home. In fact, the number of online scams has significantly increased over the years. Therefore, people who are looking for work online must be wary of this. You need to thoroughly screen the money making opportunities you come across online. Remember not all of them are legitimate. Hence, you should be extra careful.

So what are the common scams lurking online? Online scams can come in many forms, and knowing how to distinguish legitimate online business opportunities from a scam will be a big help. Some of the common online scams that you should know include the following:

  • Credit Card Fraud
  • Identity Theft
  • Big Money Trading Systems
  • Pyramid Schemes
  • Online Business Opportunities with Exaggerated Earnings
  • Internet Auction Scams

It is important that you watch out for red flags when assessing a potential online business opportunity. If you come across an online system that promises to earn you big profits without doing anything, never fall for it. A lot of people online will offer this kind of internet business but when you finally joined and spend money for it, only then will you realize that their claims are not true.

Another type of online money making opportunity that is mostly likely a scam is franchising (with absurd growth guarantee). You will find franchise opportunities online that will promise you to grow fast. While it is true that franchising can be a lucrative business, it can also rob you a hefty sum of money if you fail to do your own research. Remember that legitimate US franchises are legally bound by law and the FTC to provide full disclosure document (within the span of ten days) before one can legally commit to a legitimate purchase.

An online program guaranteeing that you will earn a specific amount of money is yet another scam that you should stay away from. Programs touting specific earnings are too good to be true. Even if they show you earning claims, but additional information about it is unavailable, then there is a big chance that this opportunity may require you to break the law.

Careful evaluation and is required to help you find legitimate money-making opportunities online. By doing so, you are saving yourself from becoming a victim of an online scam.

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Real Estate News ? How To Defend Your Home From Foreclosure

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Losing one?s house to foreclosure is probably one of the worst nightmares that will happen to one. This worsens in case an individual is in a situation where he/she is probably going to lose his/her home to foreclosure. In the event you are stuck in this sort of situation then instead of giving up fighting with the associated mortgage payment issues you should learn certain foreclosure defense techniques and apply them so as to save your home.

During this vital point of time, one might feel that one?s world is collapsing and so it might be sensible to hire an experienced defense lawyer. When you do this you will feel more at ease as you won't be going through the method alone and there would be a professional person who would pull you and your home through the foreclosure crisis. Contracting an lawyer is a great foreclosure defense methodology, especially when one is facing an imminent foreclosure.

Another foreclosure defense method that the great majority of people overlook is answering their phone calls. This is very necessary and definitely crucial, however most folks end up ignoring the calls for payment as it is tempting to overlook the calls and bury their heads in the sand. One thing you must get is that the bank does not really need to confiscate your home since they aren't in the business of owning houses, they simply need you to make the payments. Thus in order to protect yourself and your house you should answer the calls and talk with the bank staff in order to get more information about the options you have.

Another foreclosure defense technique that you can adopt is to talk to a housing advisor. There is a wide number of non-profit seeking organisations who are devoted to helping people facing foreclosures. These counselors would be well placed to help you to understand your situation and the situation you're going thru. Actually they can also delay foreclosures for you if they are efficient enough. So that you can call up a reputable advisor of your choosing and obtain an appointment.

Another foreclosure defense solution is to sell the building to an investor and start over with a blank slate. This is a good option only for people that have equity in their property. These financiers will help you out by taking over your place and then they'd refinance it or keep the loan under your name but the payments would be manufactured by them. The simplest way of searching for these investors would be to take a look at the ?we buy houses ? ad sections in the local papers. You must be cautious about ?foreclosure rescue ? scams though.

Emory Somervale would like to thank Herman A. Lusky and Ben J. Lusky of the Lusky Law Firm for the sound advice on defending foreclosures and the effects of foreclosure in bankruptcy, all of which was utilised in preparing this document for publication.

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Getting Plenty Of Sleep Will Help You Shed Pounds ...

Losing weight is a serious struggle that can have serious health benefits. Weight loss is about making attainable goals, working on your willpower so that you can meet those goals and patience. It takes time and effort to lose weight. Taking the right steps will lead to weight loss and improved health. If you really want to lose weight, read on to learn some great tips.

You can usually find your favorite dishes in lower calorie versions. Think about getting a cheese-less pizza, or low fat frozen yogurt. Change out your beverages for light beer or a diet soda.

Never use your fork like a shovel. When you are eating, take moderate size bites until you are full and then stop. If you swallow your food quickly, you will eat more due to the fact that you?re not allowing your stomach the chance to know that it is full. You can lose weight easily once you have a bit of knowledge to light the way.

TIP! At the mall, try on outfits, which is a great way of burning calories while shopping. Trying on ten outfits, which is five tops and five bottoms, is an easy way to burn off about 60 calories with minimal effort.

Be sure to drink plenty of water as part of a healthy diet. A lot of people should drink 8 glasses of water per day to stay hydrated. If the weather is hot outside, you will need to drink even more. If you drink lots of water, the food will continue to move through your digestive system properly. You will also feel fuller, making it less likely that you will overeat.

Skipping Meals

Drinking ice water can help you on your weight loss journey. As the cold ice water goes into your system, your body will start to cool down. As your body gets rid of the excess heat, it starts to quickly burn fat. Drink water as much as possible, especially over soft drinks.

TIP! To lose weight without making sudden changes, reduce your calorie intake a little bit each day. A good goal of reduction is 500 calories from your total daily caloric intake.

Skipping meals will actually prevent you from losing weight, so don?t do it. You will more than likely make bad choices when eating because you will be starving and tempted. Skipping meals is not only unhealthy, it can often cause you to gain weight.

Find out what your ideal weight really is. Use an online calculator to enter your height, body type and other factors to determine what an ideal weight for your body would be. It may be completely different to what you imagined. You can then set a more reasonable goal when you use this information to guide you.

Sugarless gum can be an invaluable tool to help you lose weight. This kind of gum can help tame your appetite during a tough time. Though do this in moderation, chewing too much sugarless gum is not healthy for you.

TIP! Actually losing weight begins in your mind and ends in the body. If you have decided that it is time for you to lose some weight, it is important to understand that you are going to need quite a bit of dedication and willpower.

Substitute fruit for the sweets you typically eat. If you usually eat chocolate, chips, or other sweets, reach for some fruit and vegetables instead because this will help you lose weight and reduce your sugar cravings.

When you are on a diet, make sure you still eat plenty of healthy foods. Diets can often cause people to turn to low calorie foods that don?t contain that much nutrition. You might lose weight that way, but your health will suffer in the long term.

The latest you should eat is three hours before you go to sleep. Make sure to keep it light, and low on carbohydrates. This also keeps you nourished throughout the night.

TIP! A regular part of your weight loss program could be a healthy sex life. Sex lowers the cravings that you have when it comes to bad food types.

French Fries

Just about everybody loves to munch on french fries. French fries are bad for those trying to lose weight. If you want to make healthier fries that are less likely to ruin your diet, consider baking them. To prepare, cut fries and toss with 1 tablespoon of oil and bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. Loosen with a spatula, turn, and bake another 10 min. or so. They are good eaten with ketchup and are lower in fat, you will not even think about them being not being fried. These ?French Bakes? are from Laurel?s Kitchen cookbook.

When you attain a slimmer figure, get rid of the fat clothes that you have. Letting those go will give you an incentive to stay on track, and will also force you to get back to your diet if you slip. When your clothing starts to become snug, you will take notice, and you are more likely to make the effort to lose weight if you no longer have the larger sized clothing to wear.

TIP! Yogurt is terrific for those working to lose weight. Plain or low fat options are the best choice.

Look to avocados for a source of nutrition in your diet. Although they are high in fat, this is healthy and unsaturated fat. They are silky and rich, which makes them satisfying. Consider a vegetable taco that has avocado as a healthy alternative during the day.

Stay motivated by purchasing items of clothing you do not fit into yet or by going through your old clothes you do not fit in anymore. When you?re tempted to break your diet for a snack, you?ll see the clothing and be reminded of how much you?d like to fit into it. It?s great motivation for you to stay with your weight loss program.

It is essential that you avoid food that triggers your appetite. The best way to do this is to maintain control over your environment. You need to reduce the amount of junk food that is around you at home, work or even in the car. If food is too easily accessible, you could eat up consuming it despite hunger not being apparent.

TIP! When you lose weight you need to do some cardio more than building muscle. You should do some light weight lifting for tone but cardio is what will help you lose weight.

A well balanced diet is key in losing weight. Eating moderate amounts of healthy fats is necessary for proper nutrition. When you eat fat, you feel fuller for a longer time, but it serves to slow your digestion. Reduce your fat and sugar intake to drop weight.

It may seem a little uncomfortable taking a picture of yourself in your underwear, but you will regret not doing it later on. The reason for this is that you will feel very self-satisfied when you view your before-and-after shots. A quick peek anytime you feel tempted to slack off will work wonders for your motivation.

Green vegetables should be incorporated into any weight loss plan because they are regarded as ?super foods?. Green vegetables are filled with fibers, vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Spinach, asparagus and green beans are a few of the nutrient-packed alternatives that you can choose. Eat lots of these foods.

TIP! You may already know salmon is healthy for losing weight, but fish can be difficult for an inexperienced cook. Canned salmon can be the answer to this problem; it allows you to eat fish without having to prepare it.

A nice run along the shore of a beach is a great way to lose weight. The resistance of the sand makes running on the beach tougher than running on concrete or grass.

Meal Plan

It is simple to lose weight if you embark on a cardiovascular routine. Called ?cardio?, cardiovascular exercise includes running, speed walking, biking and a lot of other activities that increase your heart rate. Increasing your heart rate for 30-40 minutes per day will help increase your fat burning abilities and improve your health. At least 3 to 4 times a week, you should incorporate some kind of cardiovascular activity for around 30 minutes.

TIP! For those who want a mathematical representation, it can be applied to weight loss. There are about 3,500 calories in a pound of fat.

To make it easier to stick with your diet, you should develop a detailed meal plan. If you?ve already planned what you?ll be eating, it?s much less likely that you?ll give into temptation and chow down on some junk. Make sure that you follow any meal plan you make. Avoid substituting fast or unhealthy food if you need quick meals. You can even burn some calories while cooking in the kitchen.

Hypnotism is a legitimate weight loss technique, believe it or not. It may sound far-fetched, but hypnosis can turn your life around and will make it much easier for you to make lifestyle changes.

If you are going to a party, you should eat a big meal before leaving your home. This way you won?t eat too much unhealthy food while at the party. Limit yourself to a single glass of wine rather than consuming high calorie cocktails.

TIP! It is imperative that you keep an account of the calories you eat every day. You can do this many different ways.

Often the healthiest foods in a grocery store are around the perimeter of the store so focus on that first. This is where the freshest and healthiest foods like veggies and low-fat dairy products reside. The foods that are not as healthy for you and are quite loaded with calories and fat are generally located within the aisles. If you steer clear of those aisles altogether, you will never be tempted.

The beginning of this article explained that losing weight doesn?t happen quickly, and it takes dedication and sticking with it to get to the goal. The tips shared here can help you get results as long as you put your mind do it, and you will find yourself healthier and happier thanks to your weight loss.

Every once in a while, reward yourself. Sometimes, you can have a snack without it affecting your overall diet program. Don?t think that doing this means you?ve failed to follow your diet. Rather, it means you have earned the right to a minor splurge, having done so well with your dieting efforts. However, rewards should be occasional, not frequent occurrences. Your new diet is a part of your lifestyle, not just a punishment.

TIP! Making enticing dishes of fruits and veggies will get you in the habit of eating them often, so have them with healthy sauces and dips. Dip bananas in apple sauce, or garnish celery with low-fat yogurt.

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Anderson never loses his core themes - young love, the need to escape, the bind and bluster of family. His "Kingdom" may not be large, but it is perfectly appointed.

Though undeniably smart and charming, "Moonrise Kingdom" loves itself the way the callow Holden Caulfield loves himself: unconditionally. Salinger understood the problem with that. Anderson may not.

The latest unadulterated delight from Wes Anderson, director of "Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox."

The usual complaints and caveats about Anderson - he's precious, his characters have no grounding in the real world - can be made about Moonrise Kingdom, but so what?

Anderson and his actors are able to convey more genuine feeling through these devices than most filmmakers can with more-traditional means.

One knock against some of Anderson's previous efforts is that they're too clever - so clever, in fact, that the humanity gets sucked out of them. That doesn't happen here.

Summer lovin' just got a whole more stylish thanks to Wes Anderson.

Quirky, random, and surprisingly endearing for a Wes Anderson film--likely his best.

Funny, touching, sweet and drenched in '60s nostalgia, but reverberating with distant, haunting echoes of adolescent longing for practically anyone who grew up anytime, anyplace, anywhere.

"Moonrise Kingdom" is the type of movie that is charming for the soul and makes your brain happy in the process. All in all, it's just a heartfelt and well-written experience that will appeal to everyone.

These charming kids give "Moonrise Kingdom" the warm glow of a summer fairy-tale, one you'll want to hear again.

Pure Joy. This film's heroes may be pint-sized but their emotions and dreams are larger than life.

My immediate response is that it's a masterpiece and the best film to come out so far this year.

The offbeat, pixilated universes created by writer/director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox) are an acquired taste.

It's hard to judge a movie as a movie when you want to live inside it.

Magical Moonrise a Romantic Delight.

Intermittently amusing, distinctive, not always easy to digest

Moonrise Kingdom left me thunderstruck. ... Anderson contrasts a world in disorder with a well-pitched campsite, where everything is in its right place.

Anderson's movies work best if they're about kids or cartoon animals.

Among the all-stars, Edward Norton made me repeatedly chuckle, and it's always a pleasure to see Bruce Willis when he's not operating in paycheck-whore mode.

A sweetly kooky ode to the intensity of young love. The movie balances broad comedy with occasionally surreal quirk, while still holding the emotional center.

The adults who are so desperate to return the kid fugitives to their care actually envy the children's freedom, irresponsibility and, yes, love -- in a word, their youth: The kingdom that makes exiles of us all.

The frustrating Anderson is improving, and he may one day shed the collegiate hipster aura that infuses his work.

The plot isn't as fetching as the presentation, starting with the tersely whimsical dialogue. There aren't punch lines for big laughs, but rather a seamless series of non sequiturs for smiles.

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Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/moonrise_kingdom/

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Bass player for Elton John found dead of apparent suicide

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robert Wayne Birch, a backup musician and bass player for Elton John, was found dead in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday of an apparent suicide resulting from a gunshot wound to the head, officials said.

Los Angeles County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter said Birch's body was found after 1 a.m. PDT (0800 GMT) in a community of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The case is "being investigated as a possible suicide," Winter said.

Birch, who also played saxophone, worked as the bass player in John's band starting in the early 1990s, opening the door for Birch to play with other famous musicians and bands such as Billy Joel, Keith Emerson, and The Replacements.

(Reporting By Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bass-player-elton-john-found-dead-apparent-suicide-213916583.html

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Acute stress alters control of gene activity: Researchers examine DNA methylation

ScienceDaily (Aug. 15, 2012) ? Acute stress alters the methylation of the DNA and thus the activity of certain genes. This is reported by researchers at the Ruhr-Universit?t Bochum together with colleagues from Basel, Trier and London for the first time in the journal Translational Psychiatry. "The results provide evidence how stress could be related to a higher risk of mental or physical illness," says Prof. Dr. Gunther Meinlschmidt from the Clinic of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the LWL University Hospital of the RUB. The team looked at gene segments which are relevant to biological stress regulation.

Epigenetics -- the "second code" -- regulates gene activity

Our genetic material, the DNA, provides the construction manual for the proteins that our bodies need. Which proteins a cell produces depends on the cell type and the environment. So-termed epigenetic information determines which genes are read, acting quasi as a biological switch. An example of such a switch is provided by methyl (CH3) groups that attach to specific sections of the DNA and can remain there for a long time -- even when the cell divides. Previous studies have shown that stressful experiences and psychological trauma in early life are associated with long-term altered DNA methylation. Whether the DNA methylation also changes after acute psychosocial stress, was, however, previously unknown.

Two genes tested

To clarify this issue, the research group examined two genes in particular: the gene for the oxytocin receptor, i.e. the docking site for the neurotransmitter oxytocin, which has become known as the "trust hormone" or "anti-stress hormone"; and the gene for the nerve growth factor Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), which is mainly responsible for the development and cross-linking of brain cells. The researchers tested 76 people who had to participate in a fictitious job interview and solve arithmetic problems under observation -- a proven means for inducing acute stress in an experiment. For the analysis of the DNA methylation, they took blood samples from the subjects before the test as well as ten and ninety minutes afterwards.

DNA methylation changes under acute psychosocial stress

Stress had no effect on the methylation of the BDNF gene. In a section of the oxytocin receptor gene, however, methylation already increased within the first ten minutes of the stressful situation. This suggests that the cells formed less oxytocin receptors. Ninety minutes after the stress test, the methylation dropped below the original level before the test. This suggests that the receptor production was excessively stimulated.

Possible link between stress and disease

Stress increases the risk of physical or mental illness. The stress-related costs in Germany alone amount to many billions of Euros every year. In recent years, there have been indications that epigenetic processes are involved in the development of various chronic diseases such as cancer or depression. "Epigenetic changes may well be an important link between stress and chronic diseases" says Prof. Meinlschmidt, Head of the Research Department of Psychobiology, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the LWL University Hospital. "We hope to identify more complex epigenetic stress patterns in future and thus to be able to determine the associated risk of disease. This could provide information on new approaches to treatment and prevention." The work originated within the framework of an interdisciplinary research consortium with the University of Trier, the University of Basel and King's College London. The German Research Foundation and the Swiss National Science Foundation supported the study.

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  1. E Unternaehrer, P Luers, J Mill, E Dempster, A H Meyer, S Staehli, R Lieb, D H Hellhammer, G Meinlschmidt. Dynamic changes in DNA methylation of stress-associated genes (OXTR, BDNF?) after acute psychosocial stress. Translational Psychiatry, 2012; 2 (8): e150 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2012.77

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